Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-26
THE CHURCH FAIR.

THE CHURCa iAiR
There showed I, would os SO, spite OF all my
word ana prayer.
They've resolved to tine toget her. for 10 hold \
fancy fair;
" hen told them my objecttons, though my
words were few and mild.
hey Just turned 10 one nnothsr and they looked
SO queer an smiled.
Now, I've mingled with them sisters for a score
OF years or more,
Ana there's none that has worked harder, but
wept my ey elids sore,
When saw them smie and gissle, IN the
solemn place OF prayer.
lnst because spoke an voted lin the holding
of "A fair.
But, they 'plnted their committees, and AT.
ranged the plaguey lhins,
Just TO suit their crazy motions. for the money
1t twould bring;
As they said, "they needed ca rpet, ana new
cushions In the pews,
FOR the church wa. oat OF fashion nothing In
1t nt 10 use"
"And the choir wants an organ, and the church
achandeIier.
Aud the pulpit must be altered, for II looked so
odd an queer,
They had tried to raise the money, by collection
In the pew,
But they couldn't git no dollars ana OF pennies
but few
sermons didn't seem to reach EN-, but they
loved 10 drink and eat,
SO to Save the dyiu' people, they must give them
heshly meat;
II their souls were worth the savin. they must
have sveetened cup,
Gospel meat was too insipid for to keep the
meettn,' uph
There was sic er- Jane ana sary, and = score OF
Others too,
Met together ev cry evenin'. for to put the mat.
ter through;
They would move and reconsider then resolve
and moye agiu,
TIL 1T seemed as II the business, never would
DE voted in
Some thought the waiting maIieus. should he OF
the upper ten"
Cause they said their charms v ould dazzle and
draw ia the younger men.
They must have a pond for i-Lin', with some
tender little bats,
Where the boys could kscth trine, and the
girls 3ud nsh for mates.
viz
They must have postal ONCE and a guessin'
stand they sayed,
Ana hebecca al the well. oispensin' lemon.
ade;
They must vote handsome dolly, 10 the pretti.
est miss in town,
And the spryest lookin' bs be !0r sit, the gsudy
dresstn' gown.
The sweetest maiden gets the ring. lodged with
IN the massive cake,
And for very little money you can learn your
future fate;
Little maidens dressed ike fairies, must 20 bob
bin here and there.
seliin little buds and rosss, FOR the girls and
boys 10 wear.
SO they plan. invent and settle for to hem the
Just as II the Lord had biundered, ana had
liked the matter wrong
Just as II the souls OF people. could bs ted on
such q hash,
And the church WAS bilt a purpose. tort 10 II,
the peoples cash.
Then they read It in the ,nestin'. when the thing
wa, comm on,
And although it sse med irreverent, l list gave
ascornfui cough;
FOR wanted them to know 1t, even though the
thing might win.
was down upon s!ch nonsense, 80 they needn't
count mein.
SO when everything WAS ready. tor the opsnin'
Of the show,
With their trinkets ana their gewsaws and 1
tell you twasnt slow
They were vases, sewing baskets, needle work
and rubber toys.
Fancy hoods and gil " ham aprons velvet slip.
pers tor the boys.
There we're fancy smsllin' bottles collars hand.
kerchiefs and sich,
Stacks and stacks of shinin' nothin'. which they
said we're very rich
There were heaps OF little tribes, hardly worth
ayrxin of dust,
stacks and stacks OF empty bubbles " hich they
said would never bust
XIV.
Then they had lively rafre. Tor lot OF showy
stun.
Which they said was TOR the winner. II he got
but votes enough;
All they had to DO TO git It. was to pay a little
fec,
Asit went to help the msstin'. there was no, a
better plea.
30 the thing was kept = movin', crowds went
pourin' "a and out,
Iiii the meetin' folks and othsrs, said twas
grand without doubt.
They had bought thsir pockets empty. and had
niled their stOmioks full,
TIN the sisters fairly shouted they had made 80
good pun.
SNOW" they said. we've got the money, not
In vain Our toll and search.
w1i put in the latest fashions. We viii have =
We VII show those fossil fogtes. churches can't
be run on air;
Churches iatten more on dollars, than thew do
on faith and prayer"
Avn.
have been a faithful sister, ever since NV
youthful days.
have loved the Courts OF Zion. 1 have prized
her simple ways;
have read my Bible over. 1 have read II
through in prayer.
bnt. We never seen passage, that eDjined Q
fancy fair.
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